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Collection of the private acts of the General Assembly of the state of North Carolina: from the year 1715, to the year 1790, inclusive, now in force and use

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the town alHaUfax, r,ot exceeding twenty (Linings fpecie p er amv.crt ; and they may icy a fcrx not exec; Rf>g twenty
{hillings per enn^n, on every freeman who )i.isbeen'ajreQJerit Wr'fix months; and in cafe any per'.ou or perlons
thus taxed, (hall refufe to pay ttie fame cl ir lg thirty d lys after notice of the lame in writing^ he or they (ball be li-able
to an action of deb", to be brought by the faid ccm-niffioncrs belcre :iny jnrifdiclion having cognisance thereof,
and if judgment fhould go againft hhtj the court ihay afTafs a tine on the faid defendant not exceeding one. half oi uie
debt !o a covered, over ana'abov;! ths fa d debt, to be ab.o applied to the tile of the faid town.
Vi. Jr.J be it/wiher enaQe /, by the authority aforejall, tbat the co.nmiilio aers (hall appoint one of their body t»
ait as trealurer to receive and accou.-.r for all public monies tor which a regular entiy moft be made on a bo >k Kept
for that purpofe, and.upon the app.>i.H;ns it of 'a new treafurer the dd 5ne lit. 11 iihnisdiatefy pa's his account \ ic.i
him, and pay any balance ti.-rre may be in his hands. Provided, that before J'uch trealurer enters upon h.s ciace, lie
ihiU give his bond with good iecurity payable to the eommiffioners for the faithful difcharge oi his duty.
VII. And be it furiktr enroled, by the authority aforefutd, that ail hogs null be allowed io run at large in' the faid
town while the firlt chty of January next and no longer, and it found a; large iu fajd town alter that date la ill bs Sub.
j<fct to the penalty of this act.
VfH. And tor the better determination who fliall be qualified to be elected as a commifnoner of the town, le it en*
titled, by the authority afore/aid, that nop-rlou mall be deemed qualified to aft as a commiflioner of the town of Hull-fax,
untel's he is an inhabitant of the laid tow n, and hath a lot therein, with a houfe on the fania of no lefs dimeiifi.
on? than twenty four feel long and fifteen feet wide, with a brick chimney to it.
IX. And be it further enabled, by the authority afire/aid, that each coiiimiffid lcr before he enters on the duties of
Lis effice, flia.ll take and he is hereby required to take, . m the pretence of one Jultice oi the Peace for the county of
Halifax, the following oa-h :
A. B. thfwear, that I will je.ithfuliy difcharge the ofy.ee and duty of a comruffonerfor the town of'Halifax, fgrcea-
1 bli to law and to the befi of pty judgment*
Ch\p. XXVIIL An ailto *"i'n\ an a3, tnt'fled, ah aft for regulating the town of Edentm. p. too.
' THERE kS by the aforefaid act the commifhor.f rs are impowered to levy a tax not exceeldmg ten (hillings
per annum, on every lot in the town of Eddtiton, but no penalty being fixed on perfons refu'ing or ne-tlecting
to give in a lift cf their low, fome have therefore re'fufed or neglected to give any account of them, although
Sten required by advertifetnent from the Lid commiflib'ners ; and as by the laid act the only method for recovery of .
taxes due, is by action of debt in a court of record, lor which reafonno taxes on lots can be recovered unlefs their
»w >ers are known.
II. Be it therefore ene.tled. by the General Affembly of the State of North Carolina, end it i; hereby enabled by the an-iM'ity
pfthefame, that where the cvwne'r of any lot or lets in the town of Edenton fhall reful'e or neglect ro denver aa
arcount or lilt to the commiificmer* of fa;d town of his lot or lots with the r.nmbers of them in the plan of faid town,,
-the faid conriniflion :rs may, and they are hereby impo^ered to caufe luch lot or lots, after advertifing them thirty
«ays, to be fold at public vendue for the payment of the taxes due on them, aid the balance, if any, arifihg from
fuch'fale after paying the tax due, fliall be returned to. the owners upon application made by diem to the comtniflroh*.
crs, lirit deducting the exg ncqs incident tofuch fale ; and the laid commifuonerfor a majority of them, are hereby
"jinpowered and autboriled' to grant deeds for any lot or lots fo lold, which mail be good and valid in law. '
ilL And .whereas the law aforefaid directs that taxes mail only bs recovered in a court of record, which is fouud
•tobe inconvenient, troubkfome, tedious and expenfiW , he it therefore enafied, by the authoi-ily aforefaid, mat where
the amount ot the taxes doe does not exceed five pounds fpecie, the fame may be recovered by warrant and tried be-fore
a Jultice of the peace, who (bail have the fame power which by the faid law is given to any court of record in the
like cafe. , , . ,
.
IV. Jnd be it further enabled, by. the authority aforefaid-, that fo much of Me" law aforefaid as comes with n the pur-
"view of this act, be and is hereby declared null at I.
Chap.XXIX. An ail for purchafng a lot or lots in thetOeivnofW'Attifagov., for the purpofe of building a gaolfor the Vif*
trie! (^"Vftjimngton, andother purpofes.
J. \J 7HEREAS the public goal frr the diUrict of Wilmington has been eonfumed by fire, and it being neceffary that
VV a new ggaaooll be erected fo-r the county ooffffttterHbf HHaannooVveerr and the faid difttict, and it bbeeiinng fouud on cxamina
O . ,,- . rt'l I. £.. \~~\ «l.lntl^...1 >r ..^^^.trM... .til* -1 l|-»r /\
t\ hereon
lots be purchafed in the la
t -,on that tbe lot w"hereon the gaol formerly ftood was private property, and it being abloluttly neceffary that a lot oi*
\4 town of V/ilmhglon, h.- ps hereSftei mmtitfttd, fer the purpoles aforefaid ;
II Be ft therefore enafied, by the General Afferribly of the Slat? t>f tvorth-Carolmi, audit is hereby enacted, by th*
muthorityof'tbefamet
that 7 homas Brown, C, i Jmies. Hen,y Young, Thomas Bhodworlh, be and
they are hereby appointed trufiees for purchaling ?. lot or lot, in- be faid town, and lor deiignmg, contracting, or
uilmn^andniMfhjncaru^cientgaol as to them or a majority : f rhem, or their lurvivors, fhall feem molt pro-er
and convenient, whftn ^'ao! when fo erected lhali be and remain the gaol of the feveral counties in the diftnct c*
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Wilmingtdiu

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the town alHaUfax, r,ot exceeding twenty (Linings fpecie p er amv.crt ; and they may icy a fcrx not exec; Rf>g twenty
{hillings per enn^n, on every freeman who )i.isbeen'ajreQJerit Wr'fix months; and in cafe any per'.ou or perlons
thus taxed, (hall refufe to pay ttie fame cl ir lg thirty d lys after notice of the lame in writing^ he or they (ball be li-able
to an action of deb", to be brought by the faid ccm-niffioncrs belcre :iny jnrifdiclion having cognisance thereof,
and if judgment fhould go againft hhtj the court ihay afTafs a tine on the faid defendant not exceeding one. half oi uie
debt !o a covered, over ana'abov;! ths fa d debt, to be ab.o applied to the tile of the faid town.
Vi. Jr.J be it/wiher enaQe /, by the authority aforejall, tbat the co.nmiilio aers (hall appoint one of their body t»
ait as trealurer to receive and accou.-.r for all public monies tor which a regular entiy moft be made on a bo >k Kept
for that purpofe, and.upon the app.>i.H;ns it of 'a new treafurer the dd 5ne lit. 11 iihnisdiatefy pa's his account \ ic.i
him, and pay any balance ti.-rre may be in his hands. Provided, that before J'uch trealurer enters upon h.s ciace, lie
ihiU give his bond with good iecurity payable to the eommiffioners for the faithful difcharge oi his duty.
VII. And be it furiktr enroled, by the authority aforefutd, that ail hogs null be allowed io run at large in' the faid
town while the firlt chty of January next and no longer, and it found a; large iu fajd town alter that date la ill bs Sub.
jers are known.
II. Be it therefore ene.tled. by the General Affembly of the State of North Carolina, end it i; hereby enabled by the an-iM'ity
pfthefame, that where the cvwne'r of any lot or lets in the town of Edenton fhall reful'e or neglect ro denver aa
arcount or lilt to the commiificmer* of fa;d town of his lot or lots with the r.nmbers of them in the plan of faid town,,
-the faid conriniflion :rs may, and they are hereby impo^ered to caufe luch lot or lots, after advertifing them thirty
«ays, to be fold at public vendue for the payment of the taxes due on them, aid the balance, if any, arifihg from
fuch'fale after paying the tax due, fliall be returned to. the owners upon application made by diem to the comtniflroh*.
crs, lirit deducting the exg ncqs incident tofuch fale ; and the laid commifuonerfor a majority of them, are hereby
"jinpowered and autboriled' to grant deeds for any lot or lots fo lold, which mail be good and valid in law. '
ilL And .whereas the law aforefaid directs that taxes mail only bs recovered in a court of record, which is fouud
•tobe inconvenient, troubkfome, tedious and expenfiW , he it therefore enafied, by the authoi-ily aforefaid, mat where
the amount ot the taxes doe does not exceed five pounds fpecie, the fame may be recovered by warrant and tried be-fore
a Jultice of the peace, who (bail have the fame power which by the faid law is given to any court of record in the
like cafe. , , . ,
.
IV. Jnd be it further enabled, by. the authority aforefaid-, that fo much of Me" law aforefaid as comes with n the pur-
"view of this act, be and is hereby declared null at I.
Chap.XXIX. An ail for purchafng a lot or lots in thetOeivnofW'Attifagov., for the purpofe of building a gaolfor the Vif*
trie! (^"Vftjimngton, andother purpofes.
J. \J 7HEREAS the public goal frr the diUrict of Wilmington has been eonfumed by fire, and it being neceffary that
VV a new ggaaooll be erected fo-r the county ooffffttterHbf HHaannooVveerr and the faid difttict, and it bbeeiinng fouud on cxamina
O . ,,- . rt'l I. £.. \~~\ «l.lntl^...1 >r ..^^^.trM... .til* -1 l|-»r /\
t\ hereon
lots be purchafed in the la
t -,on that tbe lot w"hereon the gaol formerly ftood was private property, and it being abloluttly neceffary that a lot oi*
\4 town of V/ilmhglon, h.- ps hereSftei mmtitfttd, fer the purpoles aforefaid ;
II Be ft therefore enafied, by the General Afferribly of the Slat? t>f tvorth-Carolmi, audit is hereby enacted, by th*
muthorityof'tbefamet
that 7 homas Brown, C, i Jmies. Hen,y Young, Thomas Bhodworlh, be and
they are hereby appointed trufiees for purchaling ?. lot or lot, in- be faid town, and lor deiignmg, contracting, or
uilmn^andniMfhjncaru^cientgaol as to them or a majority : f rhem, or their lurvivors, fhall feem molt pro-er
and convenient, whftn ^'ao! when fo erected lhali be and remain the gaol of the feveral counties in the diftnct c*
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Wilmingtdiu